Friday, March 20, 1998Last modified at 4:24 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 1998

Crosbyton man believed to be missing

CROSBYTON (Special) - Authorities were searching Thursday for 75-year-old Robert Louis Stephenson of Crosbyton, who was last seen by family members on Saturday.

Stephenson was last seen at his Crosbyton residence at 415 S. Emerald St. on Saturday, when his nephew, Troy Rich of Crosbyton, stopped by to give him some spending money, Rich said.

"This is very out of character for him," Rich said Thursday.

When Rich returned to the house Sunday, his uncle was gone, along with his pickup truck and his brown leather jacket, Rich said.

Stephenson is a white male with hazel eyes and short white hair. He stands 5 feet 10 inches high and weighs about 230 pounds. He was last seen wearing faded blue jeans and Velcro slippers. He might be wearing the missing brown leather jacket. He has a scar on the right side of his forehead.

He drives a red 1996 Ford Ranger pickup with license plate number SV7-978.

Rich said Stephenson is a Fort Worth native who came to live near his family in Crosbyton about four years ago.

The Crosbyton Sheriff's Office issued a bulletin on Stephenson to law authorities across the state Thursday.